A pedestrian who was hit and killed overnight has been identified as a student in San Jose, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner confirms.
Police say Justin Estira, 15, was struck by a vehicle just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday on the 2400 block of Rinconada Ave.The San Jose Unified School District confirms Justin Estira was a student at Willow Glen High School. A preliminary investigation shows a female driver of a 2019 Subaru sedan was driving north at a low speed through an apartment complex parking lot when they struck Estira.Police say this is the 19th fatal collision of 2023. This is also the 12th pedestrian death of the year.Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective O'Brien #3527 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 3527@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.